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Williams: What it Takes to Go From the Draft to Pittsburgh

It starts with…

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One thing.

That’s all you need to make the majors.

On draft day, there are a lot of “things” to choose from.

An upper-90s fastball.

A high spin breaking pitch with a lot of movement.

An ability to hit either of those pitches a long, long way.

Or, the ability to play shortstop. Like, really play it well, to the point where everyone would inevitably wish you could hit half as good.

We focus on the height and weight of every player.